Forestry Equipment

Wed August 02, 2000

Maryland Tire Plant Topples With Earthmoving Force

The Allegany County Public Works department of the city of Cumberland, MD, selected Earthmovers Unlimited, Kylertown, PA, to perform the demolition of the three- and four-story former Kelly Tire Plant....

Marc Rapport - Sat January 27, 2001

Cat Invests in Forestry Future, Acquires Pioneer

Caterpillar Inc. is now not only a leading maker of forestry equipment but also the industry’s largest dealer in the southeastern United States. The Illinois-based construction machinery giant has purchased Pioneer Machinery Inc., a South Carolina-based, family-owned firm that had accounted for nearly half the current forestry products sales in West Virginia, Virginia, North and South Carolina and Florida....

Jill Hirsekorn - Wed December 13, 2000

Forestry Commission Stocks Up on Firefighting Dozers

The low-humidity South Carolina winters create peak conditions for forest fires, making the risk for blazes greater now than any other time of year. But the state is prepared with the recent purchase of 17 new Dressta TD-8H dozers that have been customized to aid in firefighting....

Wed January 17, 2001

Caterpillar Acquires Forestry Equipment Dealer Pioneer Machinery

Caterpillar Inc. has purchased forestry equipment dealer Pioneer Machinery, Inc. Caterpillar will also purchase an affiliated used equipment company, Ironmart Inc., and finance company, Federal Financial Services Inc....